Judge, 1920-11-27 · page 27 of 32
Judge — November 27, 1920 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **light humor and advertising** rather than political satire. The poems and jokes address domestic and social humor typical of the era: **"The Pessimist"** mocks a perpetually gloomy personality type who notices only flaws—missing beauty in girls, seeing only paint rather than artistry, and failing to appreciate Yale's social spirit ("pep"). **Short humor pieces** include marital jokes ("Appreciation," "The Brute!") playing on domestic discord and nagging wives—common period tropes. "Little Vernon" appears to joke about Prohibition-era home brewing and its consequences. The **Egyptian Deities cigarette advertisement** is the page's dominant commercial feature, using an Egyptian pharaoh bust to market cigarettes at 30¢, claiming cultured people prefer this brand. The **"Use This Chest FREE" advertisement** promotes a moth-proof cedar chest on trial. The overall tone reflects 1920s popular entertainment: domestic humor, light verse, and product promotion—not political commentary.
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ph ork ler ) do | ‘hat iv. mischievous ripples rave Novernber 27, 1920 The Pessimist HE pessimist’s a funny man. He always looks ar He never sees the pretty girls But only sees the ground And when he goes to sce a gir He wrings his hance «dl cries He always sees the freckles But he never sees her eves And when he sees a picture He almost makes me faint He never sees the picture. But only just the paint And when at last he comes to Vale He is most awful blind He doesn’t get the “pep”? at all But only gets the “sri Resurrection ¢ lay motionless on the surface of the water Mea pale lily on the breast of a quiet pond. A d unraveled slightly crisp locks that framed her ivory intenance. Her lush eyelashes lay close to her trous cheeks. From the water around her ning white body a thick mist arose. No ind nor any movement betraved the life in veins, suddenly a raucous voice cleft the silence Hey, Poil, ain't you never goin’ to get outs vp tub?” in Appreciation \Vifey How do you like my hasty pudding’ Hubby —Hasty, me eye, it must have taken a oth for this concrete to set Penn State Froth If you don't read Film Fun vo don't get all the movie news The December ng wold by your See the pictures of Comi Read what the Present St See how they do it on the You get everything in Film Fun for 206 t your nearest newsdealer, NOW A Life Well Spent “Poor old Scroggs. So he remained faithful to his scientific career, eh?” Yes, he died from the fruits of his own toil.” “Then he was still secking th perpetual life, thru the medium of “He put too much y EGYPTIAN DEITIES “The Utmost in Cigarettes Plain End or Cork Tip People of culture and fe chil invariably PREFER. Deities to any other cigarette. The Worm Turns The glow-worm lay on a cotton sick The long day— was bl Then he rolled around upon his back, And there he lay su YN] Pennsylvania Punch Baw. Vhe Brute! He had married a widow and all went well for 1 week When they had their first quarrel. “The next day he came down to breakfast with mourning band on his arm. “Oho 1 sorry sid his wife. "What is it for?” “For your first husband,” he replied. "11 sorey he died.—Cornell Widow, Litde Vernon Little Vernon found his dad’s home brew Thought he'd sce what the stuff would do He took two drinks and climbed a tree And never came back to normalcy. Twa Frivel She—1 saw y lay with « gentleman, He appeared to have only one arm Her—Oh, no: the other arm was arow somewhere. Carnegiv Tech. Puppet